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General

09 July, 2024

Grapevine: Blackstone-Haldiram's talks move forward; Medikabazaar CEO steps down

Blackstone Inc is in advanced negotiations with the Agrawal family, who run India's largest savouries and snacks business, Haldiram's, for a ......

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General

19 May, 2023

Grapevine: Byju's US arm accused of hiding $500 mn; Infibeam unit plans listing

Lenders have accused Byju’s US-based entity of hiding $500 million as part of a fight between creditors and the edtech ......

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TMT

17 May, 2023

WestBridge bets around $250 mn on another IT firm

WestBridge Capital, which appears to be retuning its investment strategy with bigger and bolder bets against its historical stance of ......

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People

27 December, 2022

PhysicsWallah earmarks $40 mn for M&As

Westbridge Capital-backed PhysicsWallah entered the upskilling segment with the acquisition of Bengaluru-based iNeuron.ai last week. But the purchase is just ......

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Finance

02 December, 2021

Westbridge Capital-backed Star Health to cut OFS size amid weak demand for IPO

The initial public offering of Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd will cut its offer for sale (sale of ......

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Consumer

11 November, 2021

Bombay Shaving Company in talks to raise $25 mn

Male grooming brand Bombay Shaving Company (BSC) is in talks with institutional funds and strategic investors to raise a fresh ......

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Healthcare

02 March, 2021

Steadview pares API maker stake in third exit in a month

In its third exit from an Indian portfolio company within a month, Asia focused hedge fund Steadview Capital has sold ......

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Consumer

22 January, 2020

Advent ropes in Coke veteran to head Crax snacks maker after control deal

Indian snacks maker DFM Foods Ltd, which was recently acquired by US private equity firm Advent International, has appointed an ......

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Finance

08 January, 2020

Australian fund close to picking up stake in India's top health insurance firm

ROC Partners, which was created with a management buyout of Macquarie’s private markets business unit five years ago, is in ......

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Finance

14 August, 2018

With mountain of dry powder, private equity firm WestBridge tweaks its structure

WestBridge Capital Partners, which has so far been investing via an offshore evergreen fund, has formed a local investment vehicle, ......